St Giles's Church, Cropwell Bishop
Coordinates: 52°54′46″N 00°58′59″W / 52.91278°N 0.98306°W
St Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop | |
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
Website | wivertonchurches.org.uk/stgiles/stgilesbuilding.htm |
History | |
Dedication | St Giles |
Administration | |
Parish | Cropwell Bishop |
Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
Province | York |
Clergy | |
Rector | Revd Bronwen Gamble |
St Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop is a parish church in the Church of England in Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.[1]
History
The church has 13th-century arcades, but it is mainly from the 14th century. It has a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch and a chancel. The tower was built about 1450.[1]
Bells
There are six bells. One is 16th-century, two are dated 1669 and 1757, a fourth was recast in 1905, and a fifth was added in the same year. A sixth, the treble bell, was installed in 1981.
Clock
From 1694 to 1906, the church had a clock by Richard Roe. This is now preserved in Nottingham Industrial Museum.
Current parish status
St Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop, is in the Wiverton group of parishes,[2] which includes:
- St Andrew's Church, Langar
- All Saints' Church, Granby
- Holy Trinity Church, Tythby
- St John's Church, Colston Bassett
- St Mary's Church, Barnstone
- St Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill
Sources
- The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner